Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Three men, who were previously charged with armed robbery, were Thursday arrested by police and a stolen handgun was recovered from the car in which they were travelling, police said. Investigators said the .32 Taurus pistol was stolen during a robbery on August 18. Ten matching rounds were also found ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Mining week this year, to be celebrated under the theme “Green, Clean and Responsible; Securing the future of Mining” is aimed at raising awareness and educating the general public about the operations of the sector which is one of pivotal importance to Gross Domestic Product. To start off the events, ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Former Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Doodnauth Singh died on Wednesday at the Balwant Singh Hospital hours after he was admitted. He was 80 years old. Singh, who was the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for the 1997 general and regional elections, had been suffering from ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Award-winning R&B singer R. Kelly will no longer be coming to Guyana for a concert this weekend because he has fallen ill, a spokesman for the promoter said Wednesday afternoon. Khalsan TR Inc. said Mc Neal and HJ Promotions have received correspondence saying that Kelly fell ill after his tour ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The woman, who disappeared during Tuesday afternoon’s boat mishap in the North West District, has drowned, police said Wednesday. Force spokesman, Ivelaw Whittaker said the body of Shevon Anthony was found Wednesday morning around 11 O’clock in the Barima River. It is at the Port Kaituma Mortuary.Anthony was a passenger ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Despite President Donald Ramotar’s call for A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) team to meet government experts to settle outstanding issues on the proposed Amaila Falls Hydropower plant, Opposition Leader David Granger said he has not received any invitation. The Guyanese leader has publicly called on Granger to lead a ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The first Chairman of the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco), Harold Davis died  early Wednesday morning after a prolonged illness, a family member confirmed. He was 88. Davis earlier this month celebrated his 62nd wedding anniversary and he would have been 89 in September. He served as the first Chairman ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The Guyana Sugar Corporation on Tuesday commissioned a GUY$85M Bioethanol Demonstration Plant at its Albion Estate, Berbice. CEO Paul Bhim said the facility, partly funded by the IDB to the tune of GUY$67M, would be used for training and not commercial purposes. “This plant will operate 32 weeks a year, ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia One person is missing and presumed dead after a passenger boat hit a log in the Port Kaituma River ,North West District Tuesday afternoon. Reports are that a small passenger boat , called “Breeze Out” was heading to Mabaruma  from Port Kaituma around 4 pm when the vessel hit a ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment  on Tuesday signed two agreements that will bring significant impetus to environmental protection A $4M one-year co-financing grant was inked with the World Wild Life Fund (WWF); while the second is a $28M contract for construction of a head office to house the ...